Vice President Kamala Harris to visit Milwaukee Thursday, talk to voters ahead of midterm elections
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WASHINGTON – Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Milwaukee on Thursday to speak to voters with just under two months before the November midterm elections.
Harris plans to "engage with young Americans" and meet with local Latino leaders in Milwaukee during the trip, according to a White House official. Hispanic Heritage Month runs until Oct. 15.
The vice president, who served as California's attorney general and the district attorney of San Francisco, will also deliver remarks at the Democratic Attorneys General Association Conference.
The White House did not release any additional details about the trip.
The visit comes ahead of high-profile elections for governor and a key Senate seat in Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is one of 11 Democratic attorneys general up for reelection this year. Kaul, who narrowly defeated former Attorney General Brad Schimel in 2018, faces Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney on Nov. 8.
Access to abortion has become a major campaign issue for Democrats nationwide. In Wisconsin, Kaul and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers have filed a lawsuit challenging a 1849 abortion law that went into effect after the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade.
In a statement on the vice president's visit, Democratic Attorneys General Association communications director Geoff Burgan said the group is excited to welcome Harris to the Milwaukee policy conference, calling her "a national leader in protecting reproductive rights."
"Our Democratic Attorneys General are on the frontlines of the fight to protect public safety, reproductive rights and much more, and we’re proud to work with the Biden-Harris Administration across the country," Burgan said.
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Harris last visited Wisconsin in January. At the time, she stopped in Milwaukee to tout the Biden administration's $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law and highlight the push to replace lead pipes in Milwaukee and across the country.
President Joe Biden visited Milwaukee on Labor Day. In his speech at the city's Laborfest, Biden emphasized his support for unions and continued his offensive against so-called MAGA Republicans.
Contact Lawrence Andrea at landrea@jrn.com. Follow him on Twitter @lawrencegandrea.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Kamala Harris to visit Milwaukee on Thursday, speaking to Latino voters
